Hinge and rest



y 1935- E. VAN NOTE V 2,000,541

- HINGE AND BEST I Original Filed July 2, 1952 ATTORNEY Patented May 7, 1935 HINGE AND REST 1 Eugene Van Note, Kearny, N. J., assignor of onehalf to Max Kasson and Julius Kasson, both of Y New York, N. Y.

Application July 2, 1932, Serial No. 620,635 Renewed July 25, 1934 9 Claims.

This invention relates to a hinge which is adapted to be concealed in the frame and door in which it is used, and also includes a rest adapted to be projected between the open dcor and the frame of the door opening so as to prevent the marring of the frame by the door. This construction is particularly useful in highly finished products such as automobiles and fumiture, and also in products where it is desired to maintain a continuously plain surface between the door and frame when the door is closed, as for instance safes. V, I A principal object of my invention is to provide a hinge-which will be entirely concealed from View when the door with which it is used is closed.

Another principal object is to provide a concealed hinge which will permit the opening of a door for substantially the full width of the doorway.

Another principal object is to provide a rest which is concealed in the door when the same is closed; and which moves outward from the end thereof when open, to provide a rest between the door and its adjacent member, and thereby save such member from becoming marred.

Another principal object of the inventionis to have the rest operate automatically upon the opening and closing of the door.

Other objects will be apparent upon reading this specification in connection with the accompanying drawing,in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of a door and door support embodyingmy construction;

Figure 2 is a sectional view of 'a door and door support taken along the line 2-2 of Fig-V ure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 33, of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows In this latter figure my construction is shown in full lines when the door is in closed position and in dash and dot lines when the door is in open, position.

Figure 4 is an end View of my construction looking in the direction of the arrow 4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a perspective View showing the construction and mounting of the intermediate strap of the hinge; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the construction and mounting of the outer straps of the hinge and of the rest.

Referring now in detail to the drawing in which sirnilar characters refer to similar parts throughout, It! represents a door and II a frame or support to which the door is hinged. The hinge is shown as being mounted in a square tubular support ,l3, M, the formerrepresenting the portion of the support for the door side of the hinge and the latter representing the portion .of the 5 support for the frame side of the hinge. I

In the support. I 4 is a bracket l5, preferably U shaped, secured to extend horizontally-from one of the inner walls of .said support. This bracket in turn swivelly carries one end of the hinge strap it which is mounted on the pin II. The other end of this hinge strap I6 is swivelly mounted in the bracketflS, secured to one of the walls of the square support l3, the swivel in such bracket being shownat l9. Both of these brackets I5 and I8 are mounted on corresponding sides of the. supports i l and I3, respectively. Extending from the upperwall to the lower wall of the tubular'support I4 and at right angles with the bracket I5 is a pin No on which are swivelled the door hinge straps 2o, 2i, said pin l9a passing through the holes 22, 23 of the bracket I5. These straps 20, 21 are swivelled at their opposite ends on the pin24 through flangesgmia, 2m, said pin terminating in the upper and lower walls of the 25 square support I3, and being secured thereto.

The hinge straps 20, 2| with'theirjfianges a,v Zia extend beyond the pin 24 to form a rocking support for the rest construction. A crank is hingeably mounted in the flanges 20a, Zia, near the outer ends .thereofiwhich crank has a U- shaped portion extending backward toward that end of the support I3 which is adjacent the sup-. port 14. 1A padding 26 covers the bottom of the U-shaped portion of the crank as shown.

' My construction may be mounted in a tube as shown and the tubular supports be included. in the mounting of the same in a door and door sup.- port, or the tube may be omitted and the con-. struction may be supported in any othersuitable manner. It is obvious also that the door and-door support may-form the. direct mounting therefor.

In operation, one side of the hinge is mounted in a door and the other side in a door support. We will assume that the door is closed. Upon opening the door in the usual way, the entire door swings outward and backward until the inner corner of the door is adjacent the outer corner of the door opening and the door is positioned substantially at right angles to the frame. The swinging of the door outward arcuates the hinge straps 20, 2| on the pin 24 and rocks the rest crank 25 causing the rest 26 to extend slightly beyond the door and act as a pad against the frame, thus obviating the possibilities of marring the finish of the frame by contact of the end of the door therewith. Apin 21 extending from the upper wall to the lower wall of the support I 3 is provided to guide the rest in its reciprocating movement. In closed position the frame acts as a stop to align the door therewith.

I have described what I believe to be the best embodiment of my invention. I do not wish to be confined in patent protection to the embodiment shown, however, but what I desire to protect by' Letters Patent is set forthin the accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a door and door support, a hinge strap, means for hingedly mounting said strap at both ends, one end in said door said strap at both ends, one end in said door and one end in the door support, said strap being extended at one end beyond its mounting, a hingedly mounted link on said extended portion, said linkhaving a bend to turn the same in the general direction of the hinge mounting of the strap, a i rest connected with said link, said rest being adapted to move forward and backward upon the respective opening and closing of the door so as to bear upon the member adjacent said door when the door is open and be concealed when the door is closed. r

3, In combination with a'door and door support,-a hinge strap, means for hingedly mounting said strap at both ends, one end in said door and one end in the door support, said strapbeing extended at one end beyond its mounting, a hingedly mounted link on said extended portion, a rest.

connected with saidlink, said rest being adapted to move forward and backward upon the respective opening and closing of the door so as to bear upon the member adjacent said door when the door is open: and be concealedwhen the door is closed, and means to limit the lateral movement of said rest. 1

4'; In combination with a door andv door support, a hinge strap, meansfor hingedly mounting said strap at both ends, one end in said door and one end in the door support, said strap being ex-c tended at one end beyond its mounting, a hingedly mounted link on said extended portion, said link having a bend to turn the same in the gen eraldirection of the hinge mounting of the strap,

a rest connected with said link, said rest being adapted to move forward and backward upon the respective opening and closing of the door so as to bear upon the member adjacent said door when the door is open and be concealed when the door is closed, and a guide to limit the lateral movement of said rest.

' 5. In a hinge, a plurality of attaching members,

a strap hingedly secured near its ends to said attaching members, a rest adapted upon the operation of the hinge to move to and fro so as to project beyond and recede into the confines of the attaching member in which it is secured, so as to bear upon the member adjacent a door with which itis used when the door is open, and means adapted to effect such movement.

6; In a hinge, a plurality of attaching members, a strap hingedly secured near its ends to said attaching members, a rest adapted upon the operation of the hinge to move to and fro so as to project beyond and recede into the confines of the attaching member in'which it is secured, so as to bear upon the member adjacent a door with which it is used when the door is open, and means to limit the lateral movement of said rest.

7. 'Ina hinge, a plurality of attaching members, a plurality of straps hingedly secured near their ends to said attaching members, said straps being of such length and shape as to adapt the door with which they are in operation to open lateral- 15'' with reference to the frame and then swing entirely away from in front of the door opening and to one side thereof, the hinge centers of at least one of said straps differing in distance from each other from those of the other of said straps. V

8. In a hinge-, a plurality of attaching members, a plurality of straps hingedly secured near their ends to said attaching members, said straps being or such length and shape as to adapt the door with which they are in operation to open laterally with reference to the frame and then swing entirely away from in front of the door opening and to one side thereof, at least one of said straps being hinged at different centers from the other of said straps, a rest adapted upon the operation of the hinge to move to andfro so as to project beyond and'recede into the confines of the attaching with reference to the frame and then swing entirely away from in front of the door opening and t'o-one side thereof, the hinge centers of at least one of said straps differing in distance from each other from those of the other of said straps, and

means for stopping the door in alignment with the frame when in closed position.

EUGENE VAN NOTE. 

